Writing in the Global Times (November 1) Qian Feng, Director of the Research Department at the National
Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University, referred to a co-signed article in Foreign Policy entitled "It's Time
to Formalize an Alliance with India" by former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley and Republican
congressman Michael Waltz calling it "an attempt to form a clique in the modern era". He described Nikki
Haley as "having the political capital to return to politics and is a possible frontrunner for the 2024 GOP
presidential nomination" and said Michael Waltz, "a veteran from Florida, a Republican stronghold, has
always shown his strong anti-China attitude". Qian Feng said the proposal will not be acceptable to the
Generals in the Pentagon and that the idea of the US and India combining to contain China has always been
popular in strategic circles in India. The article said, in conclusion, "The Modi government is committed to
leading India to become a global power. It has its own plans and logic for the country's future development
and foreign policy. The so-called ideology and democratic values are nothing more than tools to achieve India's
goals. With the help of the US, it may be possible for India to obtain the recognition and endorsement for a
"great power identity. However, if India is arranged by Quad to take the lead in charging in the anti-China
front, and becomes "cannon fodder" of US strategy, Indians will not accept it". It ended with the warning: "For
India, China is the biggest neighbour that cannot be moved away. It is also a major country vital to India's
security and development. In fierce competition between China and the US, if Indian leaders are tempted by
some anti-China forces at home and abroad, put China-India ties behind, abandon its principle of nonalignment, establish formal alliance with the US, this will undoubtedly be tantamount to turning itself to the
enemy of China. And if so, such an India will never become a true global power"
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